Puccini: La Rondine

Puccini: La Rondine

Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu
1997

Since bursting onto the international stage in the early 1990s, Angela Gheorghiu has carved out a formidable reputation in Italian opera, particularly Puccini. It was, however, the music of Verdi that catapulted the world-renowned soprano to fame, when in 1994 the BBC cleared its schedules at the last minute to broadcast her performance of Violetta in La Traviata from Covent Garden. Since then, Gheorghiu has given us a distinguished catalogue of acclaimed complete-opera recordings, recital programmes, and compilations. But it’s her characterful 1997 recording of Puccini’s lesser-known opera La Rondine—made with her then-husband, tenor Roberto Alagna, and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antonio Pappano—that is considered the high point of her career to date. Act I’s “Chi il bel sogno di Doretta” is one of Puccini’s finest arias, Gheorghiu’s creamy-toned voice, by then at the height of its power, effortlessly soaring to stratospheric heights.

Giacomo Puccini
La rondine, SC 83
Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, Antonio Pappano, Patricia Biccire
London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano
Patrizia Ciofi, Toby Spence, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi, Enrico Fissore, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, London Voices
Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Voices, Roberto Alagna
Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra
Roberto Alagna, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Alberto Rinaldi, Enrico Fissore, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Monica Bacelli, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices
Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Monica Bacelli, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices
Enrico Fissore, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices
Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Voices
Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Patrizia Ciofi, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patricia Biccire, Roberto Alagna, London Voices
Enrico Fissore, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices
Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Antonio Pappano, Patricia Biccire, Alberto Rinaldi, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi
Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi
Alberto Rinaldi, Monica Bacelli, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices
Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, Antonio Pappano
Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, Monica Bacelli, Patricia Biccire, London Voices, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna, William Matteuzzi, Patrizia Ciofi, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu
Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Enrico Fissore, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Monica Bacelli, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, Gareth Roberts, London Voices
Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, Roberto Alagna, William Matteuzzi, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, London Voices, Andrew Busher
Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Enrico Fissore, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Voices
Enrico Fissore, Patrizia Ciofi, William Matteuzzi, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Voices
Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices
Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, Roberto Alagna, London Voices
Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Patrizia Ciofi, Enrico Fissore, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices
Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi
Roberto Alagna, William Matteuzzi, Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra
Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, London Voices
Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, Roberto Alagna, London Voices
Alberto Rinaldi, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Enrico Fissore, Monica Bacelli, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices
Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, William Matteuzzi, Monica Bacelli, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, London Voices
Enrico Fissore, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, Patricia Biccire, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, William Matteuzzi, London Voices
Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, Enrico Fissore, William Matteuzzi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices
Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Roberto Alagna, William Matteuzzi, Enrico Fissore, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices
Alberto Rinaldi, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, London Voices
Alberto Rinaldi, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, London Voices
Enrico Fissore, Monica Bacelli, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices
Enrico Fissore, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli
William Matteuzzi, Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu
Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices
Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Roberto Alagna, London Voices
Roberto Alagna, Monica Bacelli, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, London Voices
Toby Spence, Roberto Alagna, Monica Bacelli, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Enrico Fissore, London Voices
Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano
Giacomo Puccini
Morire?, S. 89, SC 89
Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna
Giacomo Puccini
Manon Lescaut, SC 64
London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, London Voices
Giacomo Puccini
Le villi, SC 60 · “The Willis”
Roberto Alagna, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
G. Puccini: Le Villi
Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices
Giacomo Puccini
Le villi, SC 60 · “The Willis”
Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra
Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices

1 January 1997 48 Tracks, 2 Hours ℗ 1997 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd.

RECORD LABEL

Warner Classics

Production

  • David Groves
    Producer
  • Simon Rhodes
    Engineer, Balance Engineer